Brief introduction (followed by his obituary):
Aaron was a member of ROTC at Tuskegee. During WWII, he had to go active. Thee normal expectation was for him to receive a commission to Lieutenant at the end of basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. There were too many ROTC men graduating at the time. He had a hint of what was to come and attempted to enlist in the Air Force. The Army shipped him to Texas a week prior to his interview with the Air Force. They did him a "favor" by giving him Corporal's stripes, telling him, in effect, to be happy as he wouldn't have any KP duties to perform!
Aaron was a retired aeronautical electrical engineer, US Gov't Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Bucks Co., PA. Specialized in aeronautical electronics research and development with emphasis on stress levels on the electronics in US Naval aircraft. Aaron spent 36 years with the Navy, 26 of it in the environmental lab, which he headed. After retirement he became a troubleshooter for private industry.
Obituary:
Aaron C. Bass, 87, a retired aeronautical engineer formerly of LaMott, Cheltenham Township, died of cancer Sunday at the Hill at Whitemarsh.
Mr. Bass grew up in Jackson, Tenn. While earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he joined the ROTC and received flight training with the Tuskegee Airmen. He learned to fly Piper Cub planes and hoped to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen in combat during World War II, his son Aaron Jr. said. Instead the Army assigned him to a signal battalion, and he used his engineering skills to build signal lines in France, Belgium and Germany.
After his discharge, Mr. Bass worked at a naval aircraft factory in Philadelphia. He then was an engineer with the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster and for 26 years managed the center's environment lab, testing high-altitude equipment for planes and satellites. After retiring in 1979, he consulted for private industry.
Since 1949, Mr. Bass had been married to Lorraine Smith Bass, whom he had met in Philadelphia while on leave from the Army. The couple raised a family in LaMott.
Mr. Bass was past president of the LaMott Community Center, a member of the Cheltenham school board's citizen advisory committee, chairman of health and safety for the Tookany District of the Boy Scouts of America Valley Forge Council, chairman of the Cheltenham High School Band Boosters, a Cheltenham Township auxiliary policeman, a member of the Cheltenham Historical Commission, and past chairman of the Cheltenham Historical Review Board.
A baseball enthusiast, Mr. Bass managed a championship all-star team for the Old York Road Little League, and in the early 1950s built a television so his neighbors could watch the World Series. He enjoyed golf and often won tournaments, his son said.
At Trinity United Methodist Church in Germantown, Mr. Bass sang bass in the choir, taught Sunday school, and served on committees.
In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by a another son, Laurent; two sisters; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 W. Chelten Ave., where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn.
(by Sally A. Downey, Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 Apr 2008)
Aaron was a member of ROTC at Tuskegee. During WWII, he had to go active. Thee normal expectation was for him to receive a commission to Lieutenant at the end of basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. There were too many ROTC men graduating at the time. He had a hint of what was to come and attempted to enlist in the Air Force. The Army shipped him to Texas a week prior to his interview with the Air Force. They did him a "favor" by giving him Corporal's stripes, telling him, in effect, to be happy as he wouldn't have any KP duties to perform!
Aaron was a retired aeronautical electrical engineer, US Gov't Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Bucks Co., PA. Specialized in aeronautical electronics research and development with emphasis on stress levels on the electronics in US Naval aircraft. Aaron spent 36 years with the Navy, 26 of it in the environmental lab, which he headed. After retirement he became a troubleshooter for private industry.
Obituary:
Aaron C. Bass, 87, a retired aeronautical engineer formerly of LaMott, Cheltenham Township, died of cancer Sunday at the Hill at Whitemarsh.
Mr. Bass grew up in Jackson, Tenn. While earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he joined the ROTC and received flight training with the Tuskegee Airmen. He learned to fly Piper Cub planes and hoped to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen in combat during World War II, his son Aaron Jr. said. Instead the Army assigned him to a signal battalion, and he used his engineering skills to build signal lines in France, Belgium and Germany.
After his discharge, Mr. Bass worked at a naval aircraft factory in Philadelphia. He then was an engineer with the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster and for 26 years managed the center's environment lab, testing high-altitude equipment for planes and satellites. After retiring in 1979, he consulted for private industry.
Since 1949, Mr. Bass had been married to Lorraine Smith Bass, whom he had met in Philadelphia while on leave from the Army. The couple raised a family in LaMott.
Mr. Bass was past president of the LaMott Community Center, a member of the Cheltenham school board's citizen advisory committee, chairman of health and safety for the Tookany District of the Boy Scouts of America Valley Forge Council, chairman of the Cheltenham High School Band Boosters, a Cheltenham Township auxiliary policeman, a member of the Cheltenham Historical Commission, and past chairman of the Cheltenham Historical Review Board.
A baseball enthusiast, Mr. Bass managed a championship all-star team for the Old York Road Little League, and in the early 1950s built a television so his neighbors could watch the World Series. He enjoyed golf and often won tournaments, his son said.
At Trinity United Methodist Church in Germantown, Mr. Bass sang bass in the choir, taught Sunday school, and served on committees.
In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by a another son, Laurent; two sisters; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 W. Chelten Ave., where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn.
(by Sally A. Downey, Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 Apr 2008)
Brief introduction (followed by his obituary):
Aaron was a member of ROTC at Tuskegee. During WWII, he had to go active. Thee normal expectation was for him to receive a commission to Lieutenant at the end of basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. There were too many ROTC men graduating at the time. He had a hint of what was to come and attempted to enlist in the Air Force. The Army shipped him to Texas a week prior to his interview with the Air Force. They did him a "favor" by giving him Corporal's stripes, telling him, in effect, to be happy as he wouldn't have any KP duties to perform!
Aaron was a retired aeronautical electrical engineer, US Gov't Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Bucks Co., PA. Specialized in aeronautical electronics research and development with emphasis on stress levels on the electronics in US Naval aircraft. Aaron spent 36 years with the Navy, 26 of it in the environmental lab, which he headed. After retirement he became a troubleshooter for private industry.
Obituary:
Aaron C. Bass, 87, a retired aeronautical engineer formerly of LaMott, Cheltenham Township, died of cancer Sunday at the Hill at Whitemarsh.
Mr. Bass grew up in Jackson, Tenn. While earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he joined the ROTC and received flight training with the Tuskegee Airmen. He learned to fly Piper Cub planes and hoped to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen in combat during World War II, his son Aaron Jr. said. Instead the Army assigned him to a signal battalion, and he used his engineering skills to build signal lines in France, Belgium and Germany.
After his discharge, Mr. Bass worked at a naval aircraft factory in Philadelphia. He then was an engineer with the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster and for 26 years managed the center's environment lab, testing high-altitude equipment for planes and satellites. After retiring in 1979, he consulted for private industry.
Since 1949, Mr. Bass had been married to Lorraine Smith Bass, whom he had met in Philadelphia while on leave from the Army. The couple raised a family in LaMott.
Mr. Bass was past president of the LaMott Community Center, a member of the Cheltenham school board's citizen advisory committee, chairman of health and safety for the Tookany District of the Boy Scouts of America Valley Forge Council, chairman of the Cheltenham High School Band Boosters, a Cheltenham Township auxiliary policeman, a member of the Cheltenham Historical Commission, and past chairman of the Cheltenham Historical Review Board.
A baseball enthusiast, Mr. Bass managed a championship all-star team for the Old York Road Little League, and in the early 1950s built a television so his neighbors could watch the World Series. He enjoyed golf and often won tournaments, his son said.
At Trinity United Methodist Church in Germantown, Mr. Bass sang bass in the choir, taught Sunday school, and served on committees.
In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by a another son, Laurent; two sisters; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 W. Chelten Ave., where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn.
(by Sally A. Downey, Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 Apr 2008)
Aaron was a member of ROTC at Tuskegee. During WWII, he had to go active. Thee normal expectation was for him to receive a commission to Lieutenant at the end of basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. There were too many ROTC men graduating at the time. He had a hint of what was to come and attempted to enlist in the Air Force. The Army shipped him to Texas a week prior to his interview with the Air Force. They did him a "favor" by giving him Corporal's stripes, telling him, in effect, to be happy as he wouldn't have any KP duties to perform!
Aaron was a retired aeronautical electrical engineer, US Gov't Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Bucks Co., PA. Specialized in aeronautical electronics research and development with emphasis on stress levels on the electronics in US Naval aircraft. Aaron spent 36 years with the Navy, 26 of it in the environmental lab, which he headed. After retirement he became a troubleshooter for private industry.
Obituary:
Aaron C. Bass, 87, a retired aeronautical engineer formerly of LaMott, Cheltenham Township, died of cancer Sunday at the Hill at Whitemarsh.
Mr. Bass grew up in Jackson, Tenn. While earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he joined the ROTC and received flight training with the Tuskegee Airmen. He learned to fly Piper Cub planes and hoped to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen in combat during World War II, his son Aaron Jr. said. Instead the Army assigned him to a signal battalion, and he used his engineering skills to build signal lines in France, Belgium and Germany.
After his discharge, Mr. Bass worked at a naval aircraft factory in Philadelphia. He then was an engineer with the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster and for 26 years managed the center's environment lab, testing high-altitude equipment for planes and satellites. After retiring in 1979, he consulted for private industry.
Since 1949, Mr. Bass had been married to Lorraine Smith Bass, whom he had met in Philadelphia while on leave from the Army. The couple raised a family in LaMott.
Mr. Bass was past president of the LaMott Community Center, a member of the Cheltenham school board's citizen advisory committee, chairman of health and safety for the Tookany District of the Boy Scouts of America Valley Forge Council, chairman of the Cheltenham High School Band Boosters, a Cheltenham Township auxiliary policeman, a member of the Cheltenham Historical Commission, and past chairman of the Cheltenham Historical Review Board.
A baseball enthusiast, Mr. Bass managed a championship all-star team for the Old York Road Little League, and in the early 1950s built a television so his neighbors could watch the World Series. He enjoyed golf and often won tournaments, his son said.
At Trinity United Methodist Church in Germantown, Mr. Bass sang bass in the choir, taught Sunday school, and served on committees.
In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by a another son, Laurent; two sisters; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 W. Chelten Ave., where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn.
(by Sally A. Downey, Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 Apr 2008)
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